wajib

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑːd͡ʒɪb/

Noun

wajib (countable and uncountable, plural wajibs)

  1. (Islam) A religious duty; something that Muslims are obliged to do.
    • 2004, Norman Calder, Jawid Mojaddedi, Andrew Rippin, Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature, Routledge, →ISBN, page 169:
      Further, that bounties are wajib, so revealed obligations are wajib. These cannot be known except through a prophet. So the existence of prophets is wajib, for that without which a binding duty (wajib) cannot be completed is itself wajib.

Synonyms

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈwad͡ʒib/ [ˈwa.d͡ʒɪp̚]
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒib
  • Syllabification: wa‧jib

Adjective

wajib (comparative lebih wajib, superlative paling wajib)

  1. obligatory; mandatory

Verb

wajib

  1. to oblige, be obligated
    Synonym: harus

Derived terms

  • wajib belajar
  • wajib kerja
  • wajib lapor
  • wajib latihan kerja
  • wajib militer
  • wajib pajak
  • wajib pajak takbayar
  • wajib sekolah
  • wajib serah
  • adegan wajib
  • asosiasi wajib
  • asuransi tanggung wajib
  • asuransi wajib
  • cadangan wajib
  • deposito wajib
  • diet wajib
  • instrumen kebijakan wajib
  • jaminan wajib
  • kebenaran wajib
  • luput wajib
  • nisbah cadangan wajib
  • pendidikan wajib
  • penyuluhan wajib
  • perubahan wajib
  • sistem berdasar unsur wajib
  • sistem berdasar wajib

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈwad͡ʒeb/ [ˈwa.d͡ʒep̚]
    • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒeb, -eb
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈwad͡ʒib/ [ˈwa.d͡ʒip̚]
    • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒib, -ib
  • Hyphenation: wa‧jib

Adjective

wajib (Jawi spelling واجب)

  1. Obligatory:
    1. Compulsory or must be fulfilled.
    2. (Islam) Of a duty that a Muslim must fulfil for which he will acquire hasanat if he does so, or sins if he does not; wajib.

Verb

wajib (Jawi spelling واجب)

  1. (auxiliary) Have to.
    1. Must, need to.
      Synonyms: perlu, harus, patut, mesti
      Kerja ini wajib disiapkan hari ini!
      This task must be completed today!
    2. (Islam) Must in a way where a Muslim will acquire hasanat if he does or sins if he does not.
      Orang Islam wajib menunaikan haji jika mampu.
      Muslims must perform hajj if they could afford it.

Affixations

Compounds

  • wajib belajar

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: wajib (inherited)
  • Tausug: wajib
  • Yakan: wajib

Further reading

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /wad͡ʒib/ [wɑˈd͡ʒib̚]
  • Rhymes: -ib
  • Syllabification: wa‧jib

Adjective

wajib (Sulat Sūg spelling وَجِبْ)

  1. obligatory, compulsory

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Adjective

wajib

  1. good, right
  2. obligatory